Community Options
Day services offered at Community Options and The Farm strive to enrich people's lives by encouraging social connections, friendships, personal growth, creative self-expression, and independent living skills.
Participants enjoy a range of activities including cooking programs, art programs, social activities and recreational activities such as swimming and bowling.
Our farm offers a unique environment for participants who enjoy being outdoors and participating in activities such as seed to harvest, woodwork, land maintenance and other hands-on practical activities.
Our activities facilitate contributions to the local community via supported volunteer opportunities and contract gardening jobs as well as opportunities farm participants to develop skills and get involved in advocacy.
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The Farm
The Nadrasca Farm in Vermont is uniquely located on 3.5 hectares of land allowing participants to develop valuable skills and build social connections through access to greenhouses, herb and vegetable gardens, equipment and woodworking sheds, a sanctuary garden and even some sheep!
Farm Work
The backbone of our program, farm work covers the essential jobs that create our community. Help care for our outdoor environment and learn how to safely use and maintain tools and equipment, learn about growing fruits, vegetables and flower crops, or try your hand at woodworking!
Further develop your practical and teamwork skills working together on bigger projects around The Farm. Finally, be proud of what you have achieved over the week, kick back and relax with friends on Fridays.
Contract Gardening
Join our crew and learn what it takes to become a contract gardener. Develop your skills at your own pace in a safe environment whilst learning on the job, working with our gardening crew at a range of sites.
Are you interested in learning how to maintain gardens using powered and non-powered equipment? You will learn how to use PPE correctly, safely operate a mower, brush cutter, blower, and pruning equipment. Practice packing and unpacking the tool trailer and build your communication and teamwork skills.
Independent Living Skills
Increase your independence in everyday life. Improve your cooking skills, practice looking good, and find out how our essential community services can help you!
Community Options
At Nadrasca Community Options, we put people first. Our activities will offer you new experiences, keep you fit and mobile, build your skills, challenge your mind, expand your creativity and connect you with your community. Our friendly and supportive team is here to help you reach your goals.
Explore
Enjoy getting out and about in your community with a diverse range of outings. Visit parks and gardens, explore new places, and indulge in Melbourne’s café culture. We run both half- and full-day trips!
Exercise and Wellbeing
Looking after yourself is important for wellbeing. Our fun and social activities will keep your mind, body and spirit active and healthy!
Recreational and leisure activities
Playing games is just plain fun! Learn and maintain gross and fine motor skills and keep your mind active in a fun and supportive environment.
Art, Craft and Music
Creative self-expression is an essential part the human experience and can bring enormous satisfaction. Communicate with others through art, craft and music, and share your interests and passions with like-minded people. Explore new media and develop your technical skills whilst maintaining fine motor skills, dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
Independent Living Skills
Increase your independence in everyday life. Improve your cooking skills, practice looking good or even learn a new language.
Why choose us?
While we focus on skill building and work experience in many of our activities, there are other ways in which which we aim to provide you with the best experience possible.
Personalised support
We know that you are a person with talents, interests, needs and desires in life. Our support workers deliver personalised support, and are always building on our bank of creative ideas and methods to keep you feeling safe, engaged and fulfilled here at My Life, My Future.
Social wellness
We care deeply about social wellness and strive to create a space where you can be yourself with new friends and peers. We believe social belonging is one of the most important things within a young person's life to make meaningful memories and connections.
Collaboration
My Life, My Future values collaboration with families and will always work in an inclusive way to ensure we are listening and communicating information. Most of all, we look to celebrate your successes!
Interested in our services? We’re here to help!
We want to know your needs exactly so that we can provide the perfect solution. Let us know what you want and we’ll do our best to help.